PS3, SkyHD and TV with no HDMI inputs
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I currently have Sky+ and was thinking of taking up their Sky HD for £49 offer BUT my TV does not have any HDMI inputs.
It does have a component input that I use for my PS3 and the panel will handle 1080i if the source is through component so my question is:-
Can I connect the PS3 to the Sky HD via HDMI and have either the PS3 or Sky box pass through the HD signal to the TV via the component in?
I've searched everywhere for an answer but nothing is forthcoming from any of the AV forums.
Ta muchly.
It does have a component input that I use for my PS3 and the panel will handle 1080i if the source is through component so my question is:-
Can I connect the PS3 to the Sky HD via HDMI and have either the PS3 or Sky box pass through the HD signal to the TV via the component in?
I've searched everywhere for an answer but nothing is forthcoming from any of the AV forums.
Ta muchly.
I got that t-shirt too.
Had a very early HD TV to HD spec about 6 years old. No HDMI.
Got Sky HD, and whatever I did component wouldn't get the picture to the right aspect ratio. Looked stunning, but with an eight inch black bar down the right side of the screen.
In the end, I ended up connecting with s-video. That did actually make a difference over standard def as the source was a higher resolution, but not to the standard that could be expected from a true digital connection...
...until a few days later a dropped the money for a new screen.
So, you may be lucky to get component to work, otherwise s-video is acceptable as a stopgap to a new screen.
Had a very early HD TV to HD spec about 6 years old. No HDMI.
Got Sky HD, and whatever I did component wouldn't get the picture to the right aspect ratio. Looked stunning, but with an eight inch black bar down the right side of the screen.
In the end, I ended up connecting with s-video. That did actually make a difference over standard def as the source was a higher resolution, but not to the standard that could be expected from a true digital connection...
...until a few days later a dropped the money for a new screen.
So, you may be lucky to get component to work, otherwise s-video is acceptable as a stopgap to a new screen.
Civil_to_a_point said:
Thanks for the replies.
So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
Not strictly necessary, but a great excuse - they just seem so cheap now.So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
The Samsung 63" that I dropped £5k on 2 1/2 years ago can be picked up for £2k now, and there are decent LG's and the like at that size £1500.
Civil_to_a_point said:
I currently have Sky+ and was thinking of taking up their Sky HD for £49 offer BUT my TV does not have any HDMI inputs.
It does have a component input that I use for my PS3 and the panel will handle 1080i if the source is through component so my question is:-
Can I connect the PS3 to the Sky HD via HDMI and have either the PS3 or Sky box pass through the HD signal to the TV via the component in?
I've searched everywhere for an answer but nothing is forthcoming from any of the AV forums.
Ta muchly.
New TVIt does have a component input that I use for my PS3 and the panel will handle 1080i if the source is through component so my question is:-
Can I connect the PS3 to the Sky HD via HDMI and have either the PS3 or Sky box pass through the HD signal to the TV via the component in?
I've searched everywhere for an answer but nothing is forthcoming from any of the AV forums.
Ta muchly.
JustinP1 said:
Civil_to_a_point said:
Thanks for the replies.
So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
Not strictly necessary, but a great excuse - they just seem so cheap now.So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
The Samsung 63" that I dropped £5k on 2 1/2 years ago can be picked up for £2k now, and there are decent LG's and the like at that size £1500.
I went into the shop to buy a portable for the bedroom. I found the portables were still as expensive as ever and the 'perceived' bargains and value for money were on the big panels. Hence I bought a replacement 37" and put the existing 37" in the bedroom. It's a bit excessive, but the room is big enough to not make it look silly (and that's the Mrs. perspective too).
pikey said:
JustinP1 said:
Civil_to_a_point said:
Thanks for the replies.
So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
Not strictly necessary, but a great excuse - they just seem so cheap now.So, new telly it is then. The missus will be pleased
The Samsung 63" that I dropped £5k on 2 1/2 years ago can be picked up for £2k now, and there are decent LG's and the like at that size £1500.
I went into the shop to buy a portable for the bedroom. I found the portables were still as expensive as ever and the 'perceived' bargains and value for money were on the big panels. Hence I bought a replacement 37" and put the existing 37" in the bedroom. It's a bit excessive, but the room is big enough to not make it look silly (and that's the Mrs. perspective too).
It is all about fashion and what people are used to. I remember when I was a student in '99 and we rented a 'huge' £1500 widescreen TV which looked massive. Friends came around and laughed at our opulence.
It was 32".
3 years ago the current standard screen which was the biggest you could go to take advantage of economies of scale and the price rose exponentially was a 42" plasma at £1500 or so.
That same £1500 now gets you a basic 60" LG plasma.
Thats four times the screen 'real estate' in a decade. If it seems too big now, it won't in a few years.
JustinP1 said:
How big is 'too big'?
...
If it seems too big now, it won't in a few years.
I don't agree with that as I think technology & the price point is already past size being of prime importance....
If it seems too big now, it won't in a few years.
I bought a 37" for the lounge because that's as big as I could go in the space without it looking stupid. In my kitchen extension I have a 52" and the wall it's on swallows it.
It's similar to the thing about mobile phones getting smaller. They got so small people stopped giving a s
t about the size.Plotloss said:
Absolutely no need to buy a new panel.
The HDMI>Component converters work perfectly well.
I was looking at those but I only have one component input on the set and the PS3 currently uses that. It was really more if you could daisychain the PS3 and Sky HD boxes to use 1 input.The HDMI>Component converters work perfectly well.
pikey said:
JustinP1 said:
How big is 'too big'?
...
If it seems too big now, it won't in a few years.
I don't agree with that as I think technology & the price point is already past size being of prime importance....
If it seems too big now, it won't in a few years.
I bought a 37" for the lounge because that's as big as I could go in the space without it looking stupid. In my kitchen extension I have a 52" and the wall it's on swallows it.
It's similar to the thing about mobile phones getting smaller. They got so small people stopped giving a s
t about the size.However, you have also proved my point partially in that for the kitchen extension, a few years ago would you have spent £5000 or more on a TV for it to still get a 52", or indeed £3000 for one of those huge 3 feet deep DLP screens?
Or would you probably got the biggest up to what 'looked right' as to what was financially reasonable?
The worrying thing is I look at the 52" on the wall and think.... a 60" would look even better there. But what to do with the 52"? I haven't got a room that can take it!
I tell you - these modern day problems are really vexxing. In days of old they had it good - never had any of these dilemmas!!
I tell you - these modern day problems are really vexxing. In days of old they had it good - never had any of these dilemmas!!
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